He cautioned those police officers who were subjecting Hurriyet activists and youths to the violence and abuse in custody.

"In the race to prove themselves more loyal than the king, these people cross limits. They forget that they have to live in the same society and the stripes on their uniforms will not remain with them forever," the ailing leader said.

Demanding the release of all political prisoners before Eid, the APHC Chairman said PDP 's `Battle of Ideas' and the `Goli se Nahi Boli se.' slogans have proved a grand hoax and this party has now become an offshoot of the RSS ".